Gabrielle Peña Chudnow

Welcome—it's an honor to have you here. My name is Gabby. I'm a licensed mental health counselor with over nine years of experience helping individuals alchemize self-limiting narratives and behaviors. I help clients slow down, access what they're truly feeling, and find within themselves the aligned, actionable steps to move forward. I specialize in supporting individuals navigating complex trauma, grief, life transitions, and questions of identity, purpose, and existential meaning. I'm especially passionate about helping women connect to their bodies as a source of wisdom and personal power. Rooted in a deeply relational and emotionally focused approach, I tailor each session to meet my clients' unique needs, drawing intuitively from a range of evidence-based and experiential modalities. Among the various approaches I draw from, AEDP resonates most strongly with me, as its focus on healing and transformation forms the foundation of my work. I trust in the reparative power of attuned relationships, and strive to create a space where my clients feel wholly seen and heard. Together, we reflect not only on the felt sense of your experiences, but also on the impact of sharing those experiences with me as your witness. As we move through this process, I also emphasize nervous system regulation—soothing the body and mind to foster lasting changes through the science of neuroplasticity. This dynamic interplay of emotional attunement, reflection, nervous system regulation, and relational connection lies at the heart of my practice. It aims to nurture an environment that empowers clients to access deeper layers of self-awareness and lasting growth.